All aerospace news – Page 1344
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Pain relief
Are recent deals real consolidation or just opportunistic moves? A new US combination puts an old question to the test: can two fly more cheaply than one?
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Spin-offs fuel Air Canada’s growth
Air Canada’s holding company, ACE Aviation Holdings, is in empire-building mood, selling stakes in assets such as its Aeroplan frequent flyer programme to fuel growth in other areas
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In the wake of 9/11 the industry seemed ready to free itself from the years of restrictive practices that had left it in crisis. But the hope for a new sense of direction has since faded, at least in the west, leaving others to set the pace
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Expect delays
Delays are often seen as a sad but unavoidable fact of life, but joined up planning across the industry could make radical improvements and help differentiate those airlines that achieve a better performance
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Low-cost failures loom
Low-cost airlines are triggering consolidation in the European airline industry, with a number of carriers likely to fall by the wayside, according to Dieter Schneiderbauer and Alexander Neuhaus, European head and senior associate, respectively, at Mercer Management Consulting’s travel and transport practice
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Alliances jostle for Chinese position
As Star unveils Swiss as its latest membership candidate, the alliance is busy recruiting in China, and still hopes it can convince Air China to join.
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Senate offers carriers cold comfort
When they took their pensions crisis to Capitol Hill recently airline chiefs found little sympathy from Washington’s political elite but considerable blame.
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Europe unveils its ATM masterplan
Political issues still cloud the way forward as the European Commission (EC) and Eurocontrol prepare to launch the “definition” phase of the SESAME programme that is designed to set a masterplan for harmonised air traffic navigation operations and standards.
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Fuel price worries mount
Predictions that high fuel prices would ease back in 2005 are looking increasingly optimistic as the half-year mark passes, and carriers in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are feeling the pressure
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Will orders pay off?
Aircraft orders flooded back at the Paris air show. But what impact will they have on the market? asks Chris Tarry of CTAIRA